David Bratslavsky Explains Why Multifamily Investors Need AI Instead of Manual Spreadsheet Work
Commercial real estate professionals are no strangers to spreadsheets. For decades, Excel has been the foundation of multifamily underwriting, helping investors evaluate acquisitions and measure financial performance. Yet according to David Bratslavsky , the greatest inefficiency today is not the spreadsheet itself—it's the hours analysts spend manually entering information before they can even begin analyzing a deal. As transaction activity increases, acquisition teams are expected to evaluate more properties with fewer resources. Every listing arrives with extensive documentation that must be reviewed, organized, and transferred into underwriting models. The process remains largely manual despite rapid advances in artificial intelligence. An Industry Built Around Repetitive Tasks Every multifamily acquisition begins with collecting financial information. Analysts review rent rolls, trailing twelve-month operating statements, property summaries, expense reports, and offering...